median
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By the end of last week, nearly 80% of companies that had reported results delivered both top- and bottom-line beats, with the median company beating by more than 5%.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
"It's mind-boggling that our pineal gland's ability to regulate our sleep according to light stems from the cyclopean median eye of a distant ancestor 600 million years ago," concludes Dan-E Nilsson.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
By the end of last week, nearly 80% of companies that had reported results delivered both top- and bottom-line beats, with the median company beating by more than 5%.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
During her time as commissioner, Cifuentes said she had witnessed more families living in very deep poverty, where household incomes are less than 40% of the median after housing costs are taken into account.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
The neighborhood’s median income was about $15,000 a year, well less than half the U.S. average.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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